The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-25
NIisceIlaneousN otes.

SYRACUSE, Kas., Aug. 19.-The Re
publicans of the Twenty-seventh Judi
cial District, nominated Judge a. J.
Abbott, of Garden City, for Judge.
NICKERsON, Kas., Aug. 19.-The
surveying party for the Union Pacific
reached here this evening, running a
line from Nickerson to the Panhandle.
WA sHINGToN, Aug. 19.-Col. D. J.
Lamont left for New York to-day for
two weeks vacation.
The Comptroller of Currency to-day
authorized the Abilene National Bank
at Abilene, Kansas, to begin business
with a capital of $3.50, 600.
NEW YORK, Aug. Assignee
Cromwell stated this evening that he
had five experts working on a summary
of the statement of IvesS' condition and
that they had promised to finish it be-
fore morning. He had decided not to
give it out for publication until tO-mor-
row, as he wished to read it over and
revise it first.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-David Orr,
| first baSeman of the Metropolitans,
was held in the Yorkville Police Court
to day for knocking one of Curtis
Taylor's teeth down his throat. Orr is
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| called to serve a summons in divorce
proceedings against Orr's boarding
mistress, and fight ensued between
him and Orr.
PEORIA, Ills, Aug. 19.-The State
Railroad and Warehouse Commits
| sioners have summoned the railroads
of Illinois to appear before them on
September l, and show cause why the
schedule of all Illinois freight rates
should not be reduced to the schedule
by which interstate traffic is con-
Quoted. Shippers and freight bureaus
are to appear at the same time to show
cause why a reduction should not bt
made.
Dies MONIES, Ia, Aug. 19.-At the
national encampment of the Sons Of
Veterans to-day Gen. G.. B. Abbott, O
Chicago, was chosen Commander-in-
Chief; Col. Henry A. Frazee, of Ohio
Lieutenant-G General; Col. j. Speaker
of Missouri, Major-General; C. B
Cook, of Dakota, Colonel Applegate, O
Nebraska, and c. A. Anderson, J. L
Frakes and E. B. Smith, Of Pennsyl
vania, were chosen members of TIT
Council-in-Chief. Wheeling wa
chosen as the next place of meeting
After fine street parade the encamp
ment adjourned.
CHICAGO, Aug. ia Times specia
J from Galena, Ills, says: Workmen OF
| the line of the Minnesota s. North
? western Road unearthed a portion O
: the skeleton of a mastodon near her
3 yesterday. Most of the bones weT
! badly dried, but DIR. William Hutton
4 of Elizabeth, secured a tooth of tn
8 monster animal. The tooth is abou
5 | five inches in width and it weigh
f seven pounds. The enamel of th
: tooth is still perfect. A huge tus
s about six inches in diameter and sel
b eral feet in length was discovered, bJ
g it was badly decayed.
s ST. PAUL, Aug. 19.-Crop reports
It che Pioneer Press report that the La
= storms have resulted in considerab
T damage to wheat, more particular
from bleaching. Some spouting is al
reported. The greater portion OF Il
damage in both Minnesota and Dako
has been south of the Hastings & .
IS kota Railroad, where rains have be-
ii specially copiouS. North of this To-
IN the damage is mostly in spots. Nc
of the grain is now in the stack al
Oh threshing is somewhat delayed. Co
" sentative judges estimate this yea
TO crop in Minnesota and Dakota at
n. coo, 600 bushels, which is considered
ne low estimate. The barley crop
er Southern Minnesota is better than q
ne ficiOafad